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The series will be highlighted by the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship from Jan. 26-31. The tournament features three starting flights and a $3 million guaranteed prize pool. Earlier this year, Andy Hwang took down the 2013 World …

Snoqualmie Casino near Seattle, Wash., is giving away 10 Ante Up Poker Cruise packages through promotions starting in January and running through February. Players can earn entries into cruise drawings by making a flush or better in any live poker game …

The pro, Jens Kyllönen, was the victim of the incident in September that researchers describe as “sharking,” targeted attacks against professional poker players, according to a blog post by security firm F-Secure. During the European Poker Tour event …

The hearing was also probably completely pointless, since it is very widely considered that there is an infinitesimally small chance of online poker being legalized, or banned, at the federal level. States like Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey have …

Richard Dunn The Card Player Poker Tour will be focusing on the familiar faces at card rooms and casinos during Season II stops in a new web series. CPPT Local Heroes will highlight the regular, everyday average Joe, who may not be known world wide …

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

Rafael Nadal, taking just a few weeks off from tennis, is today in Prague fulfilling his obligations of being a PokerStars ambassador and will tomorrow contest a a live charity poker tournament in the Czech capital. The world no.1, who maintains …

The 10th stop on the 2013/2014 World Series of Poker Circuit schedule wrapped up its $1,675 Main Event on Monday night at Harrah's Resort Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The tournament attracted 578 entries and created a prize pool of $867,000. After …

A laptop apparently stolen from a top-flight poker pro's hotel room and mysteriously returned while he played in a card tournament was infected by spyware. That's according to security firm F-Secure, which today said it had analyzed the computer, owned …

Titan Poker announced late last month that it would be withdrawing from Canada, the Netherlands and Finland, citing its "commitment to adhere to local government regulations." The move was scheduled to take place on Sunday, Dec. 22, and players were …

"Poker is more popular than ever in Canada, and our players have been asking us to add another WPT stop north of the border," WPT President Adam Pliska said in a statement. "We're thrilled to accommodate them by adding this great new event to the tour, …

In the high-stakes fight over federal legislation to legalize Internet poker, businesses looking to cash in on online gambling may need a fifth ace to move the bill through this Congress. But Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) could be the answer to their prayers.

Kristen Bicknell In an effort to provide valuable tools and tips that are relevant to even the smallest games, Card Player is pleased to bring you Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us, which will focus on everyday situations that occur against the poker …

Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson will launch an anti-online poker group next year. The Poker Players Alliance was up next and reiterated some of its usual talking points. “We continue to encourage Congress to enact the Barton bill,” the PPA's John …

It may very well be the season for ghosts of present and future, but we'll set those guys aside to focus on the ghosts of online poker past. Read on for details about the day that PokerStars was born, and RGP's breakdown of the poker book market circa …

Online poker operator PokerStars has announced the addition of the Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em (NLHE) and Pot Limit Omaha Zoom (PLO) cash games to its offering. According to the Pokersoftware.com website, Zoom is a fast-fold game that, in its heads-up …

There was no movement among the industry's top ten, as those poker rooms and networks retained their rankings. Second place iPoker did manage to gain 100 more cash players in a seven-day average from the previous week, increasing its lead by 100 …

The second stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida Dec. 5 and will host a series of nine tournaments through Dec. 16, culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold'em $250,000 guarantee …